Music Fairness Awareness Month: What Working People Are Doing This Week
Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here’s a look at the broad range of activities we’re engaged in this week.
Actors’ Equity:
Wishing all a very happy Diwali!
May your celebration be full of fun and good fortune. pic.twitter.com/DFXDrZuK0H
— Actors’ Equity (@ActorsEquity) November 4, 2021
AFGE:
This AFGE leader jumped into action when a colleague needed life-saving help. Here’s their story → #1u https://t.co/LNKJPuRWPm
— AFGE (@AFGENational) November 3, 2021
AFSCME:
Museum workers are joining together in unions to combat poor working conditions made worse by the pandemic, organizing with @CWUAFSCME to reverse cutbacks, low wages, increased workloads and a lack of transparency from management. https://t.co/JldwSsnYLK
— AFSCME (@AFSCME) November 4, 2021
Alliance for Retired Americans:
The ACA marketplace is now open! Make sure you #GetCovered by January 15. https://t.co/prgB9xSTBu
— Alliance for Retired Americans (@ActiveRetirees) November 4, 2021
Amalgamated Transit Union:
#1u #Labour pic.twitter.com/4g8mNJDY8w
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) November 3, 2021
American Federation of Musicians:
November is #MusicFairness Awareness Month! For too long, huge radio corporations have ignored musicians’ pleas for #fairpay when our work is played on the radio. This injustice must end. Sign the AMFA petition below to show your support. https://t.co/dmwemzJcNF
— AFM (@The_AFM) November 2, 2021
American Federation of Teachers:
.@POTUS & Congress laid out historic investments with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act & the #BuildBackBetterAct. Now they have to pass. Tell your Rep: Pass both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act & the Build Back Better Act. https://t.co/L1G191KEPc @AFTUnion
— AFT (@AFTunion) October 28, 2021
American Postal Workers Union:
On October 21, the Nation’s Capital Southern MD Area Local (NCSMAL) held a remembrance event for the two postal workers killed by the October 2001 anthrax attacks: Joseph P. Curseen and Thomas L. Morris… https://t.co/ozQsyKnaZv
— APWU National (@APWUnational) October 27, 2021
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance:
We cannot #BuildBackBetter without #paidleave.
Join us in urging @POTUS @JoeBiden, @SenSchumer, & @Sen_JoeManchin to stand with working families and commit to #PaidLeaveforAll!
— Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (@APALAnational) November 3, 2021
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
Expeditiously referring the most violent, physical assaults against crewmembers & passengers to the @TheJusticeDept for public prosecution is the most effective way to deter bad actors & put a stop to the spike in disruptive passengers. Thank you @FAANews! https://t.co/ZNqrW2Lgvt
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) November 4, 2021
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers:
NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: The @bctgm negotiating committee was unable to reach an acceptable agreement with Kellogg’s this week. The strike continues.
Read the full statement 👉 https://t.co/Z3ET2j7Mex#kelloggstrike #strikesgiving #twotiertravesty #1u pic.twitter.com/12BORAcvqz
— BCTGM International (@BCTGM) November 4, 2021
Boilermakers:
#Boilermakers got together to recall their part in the construction of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis for the 56th anniversary of completion. Read more: https://t.co/kyM23AUtip
And watch this video : https://t.co/ezCbFbxtFQ#BoilermakersUnion #UnionProud #ThursdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/mmwKUcn1f1
— Boilermakers Union (@boilermakernews) November 4, 2021
Coalition of Labor Union Women:
#PaidLeave will unite the country, keep us healthy and keep us working, and help every family in America. What a powerful way to #BuildBackBetter. pic.twitter.com/B4yn1rEv6K
— CLUW National (@CLUWNational) November 3, 2021
Communications Workers of America:
Learn more about why these bills are so important: https://t.co/c4a1DgJZbn
— CWA (@CWAUnion) November 4, 2021
Electrical Workers:
Congratulations to pro-worker champion @GovMurphy on his re-election and we look forward to continuing to work with you in building a New Jersey that works for everyone.
— IBEW (@IBEW) November 4, 2021
Farm Labor Organizing Committee:
Mark your calendars! Songs for Justice is coming right up! Join us for a festive and soulful evening! Hasta La Victoria! Check out the link in the video or click here…https://t.co/fa1ndL3l9t https://t.co/4EoxLymoZh via @FacebookWatch
— Farm Labor Organizing Committee (@SupportFLOC) November 1, 2021
Fire Fighters:
Vote for Your Favorite Pink T-Shirt Design #IAFFinPink https://t.co/i8jQIEWGqb pic.twitter.com/K1GYinXQRI
— IAFF (@IAFFNewsDesk) November 4, 2021
Heat and Frost Insulators:
Calling all women who want equal pay, education without debt and room to grow in your position. If you said yes to these, then working for the Insulators Union is your calling! See what the job entails here: https://t.co/inecKQHji5
— Insulators Union 🦎 (@InsulatorsUnion) November 4, 2021
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers:
Happy Halloween 🎃 (part I) from our IFPTE Local 21 family to yours! We had a spooooooky great time at the CCSF Spooktacular Extravaganza 👻💙 #1u pic.twitter.com/ej3hLP4FKD
— IFPTE Local 21 (@IFPTE21) October 31, 2021
Jobs With Justice:
Join our friends over at @DPEaflcio for a virtual Unions 101 workshop! Learn about organizing and what it can do for you. Sign-up link below 👇🏾https://t.co/vCpbDMY6c6
— Jobs With Justice (@jwjnational) November 4, 2021
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement:
This morning, LCLAA staff showed up at the White House to demand that @POTUS show leadership on strengthening voting rights via legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Act!#VotingRightsNow #PoweredByYouth #BidenMustAct pic.twitter.com/I2kDsjglMG
— Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (@LCLAA) November 3, 2021
Laborers:
.@HouseDemocrats @USProgressives @WhiteHouse Our nation’s #infrastructure cannot wait! #LIUNA members have been waiting for an #infrastructurebill like the #BIFDeal for over a DECADE. Get it done! Pass the #BIFDeal and let’s #BuildBackBetter #LIUNABuilds pic.twitter.com/egL4AU6bCi
— LIUNA (@LIUNA) October 29, 2021
Machinists:
Congratulations to the approximately 3,500 @IAM2003 members who ratified a new, improved contract.https://t.co/SqNJPf9YzG
— Machinists Union | Pass the #PROAct (@MachinistsUnion) November 4, 2021
Metal Trades Department:
In private-sector industries, union membership rates were highest in transportation/utilities 17.6%, construction 12.7%, and information 9.3%. Union membership rates were lowest in financial activities, leisure/hospitality, and professional/business services.#LaborFacts
— Metal Trades Dept. (@metaltradesafl) November 4, 2021
Mine Workers:
#MinersAgainstBlackRock pic.twitter.com/r43yvYu3tR
— United Mine Workers (@MineWorkers) November 4, 2021
Musical Artists:
The AGMA Staging Staff Caucus will host “Technology for Staging Staff” with industry expert Matthew Stern on Tuesday, November 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET. All AGMA Staging Staff in good standing are encouraged to attend. Please register here: https://t.co/Qk4Wyhcvms pic.twitter.com/1DspYxP58s
— AGMA (@AGMusicalArtist) November 3, 2021
National Air Traffic Controllers Association:
Northwest Mountain RVP Alex Navarro III & Western Pacific RVP Joel Ortiz worked in the National Office Oct. 25-27 as part of the National Executive Board’s process of having 2-3 RVPs in Washington, D.C., each week. https://t.co/wchpJ4gx3G pic.twitter.com/ELvsjU2SPq
— NATCA (@NATCA) November 4, 2021
National Association of Letter Carriers:
Meet Anthony Denucce, the molar musician! Anthony, a member of Boston, MA Br. 34, has been making music with his teeth for decades. He even recently performed on “America’s Got Talent.” #PostalRecord
📕 Read: https://t.co/xuq5PjdLGm
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/Sh8jxNF6kF pic.twitter.com/VMOaD59Bj9— Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) November 4, 2021
National Domestic Workers Alliance:
Call Congress and tell them to pass the #BuildBack Better and bipartisan infrastructure bill so that care workers like June aren’t constantly put in impossible situations—deciding between working or taking care of their health and well-being.
It’s time for action! pic.twitter.com/fpRyVqCNsB
— Domestic Workers (@domesticworkers) November 4, 2021
National Federation of Federal Employees:
This morning: NFFE request for additional 10-20k federal wildland firefighters is gaining traction. Watch the video here: https://t.co/9It32sAMDy https://t.co/RonYvCJBhj
— NFFE (@NFFE_Union) October 26, 2021
National Nurses United:
Nurses know that the @OSHA_DOL Covid-19 health care emergency temporary standard has saved lives during the ongoing crisis — but the pandemic will not be over by December.
We need a permanent standard to #ProtectNurses and our patients!https://t.co/WpaFhO1E78
— NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) November 3, 2021
National Taxi Workers Alliance:
BREAKING NEWS:
2 words:
WE WON!!!!+3:
THANK YOU NYC!!!!We have won a city-backed guarantee! Loans will be restructured to max $170K! No more debt beyond our lifetime. No more risk of losing homes.
DRIVER POWER! UNION POWER! #EndCabbieDebt
— NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) November 3, 2021
NWSL Players Association:
We were honored to add our voice to @RepLoisFrankel‘s EMPOWER Act.
Watch @k_naughton24 speak about @nwsl_players experiences & how much more still needs to be done!
Honor to be part of the #EmpowerAct team w/ @RepLoisFrankel @RepJerryNadler @RepLBR @FGossGraves & @RoArquette https://t.co/QFVqjkw3xz
— NWSLPA (@nwsl_players) November 4, 2021
NFL Players Association:
It takes strength to focus on your mental health above everything else, including football. We’ve got resources: https://t.co/FHjlT71KoO. #itsokaynottobeok #mentalhealthmatters #movember pic.twitter.com/z0unOK5bS8
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) November 4, 2021
North America’s Building Trades Unions:
After touring a Providence ARP, @SecMartyWalsh told a roundtable of union & industry leaders that “what Rhode Island is doing could be a national model” 👀🔥
Read more about what Sec. Walsh had to say on the importance of training a skilled workforce.https://t.co/xULPsmGmxW
— The Building Trades (@NABTU) November 3, 2021
Office and Professional Employees:
This week, nonprofit workers at Arizona’s largest migrant aid nonprofit received voluntary recognition of their union with @opeiu251. Workers @FlorenceProject are building a stronger organization and a more prosperous future through @firrpunion. https://t.co/XKMvLJQE3d #1u pic.twitter.com/vDNp1iN8z1
— OPEIU ║ #PassThePROAct ✊ (@OPEIU) November 4, 2021
Painters and Allied Trades:
Today’s IUPAT View comes from @IUPAT_DC35 LU 1044 brother Billy Doyle who is working on floor 42 of the 43-floor, 600-foot tall One Congress building in Boston overlooking the Harbor. pic.twitter.com/6qIAeIrzYk
— IUPAT | Pass the PRO Act! (@GoIUPAT) November 4, 2021
Plasterers and Cement Masons:
It’s long past time for action! Pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act and the Build Back Better framework TODAY. Create good jobs, strengthen our economy, rebuild the middle class, & transform children’s & families’ lives for the better. https://t.co/qTQwNHoXJJ
— OPCMIA International (@opcmiaintl) November 4, 2021
Professional Aviation Safety Specialists:
PASS represented employees in FAA’s office of Aviation Safety investigate these incidents & are doing their part to bring these violators to justice. No airline employee or compliant passenger should be subjected to air rage. @TTDAFLCIO #aviationsafety https://t.co/nk6g1fVeYP
— PASS (@PASSNational) November 4, 2021
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union:
STATEMENT from @sappelbaum on @OSHA_DOL‘s new Emergency Temporary Standard: “Too many essential and frontline workers’ lives continue to be on the line in this pandemic, and having a standard to protect workers across the board is critical.” #1u
For more: https://t.co/5RukFzbOIp pic.twitter.com/rN6aC0bowN
— RWDSU (@RWDSU) November 4, 2021
Roofers and Waterproofers:
In 2019, there were 146 fatal falls from roofs ‒ a 28% increase from 2018. To prevent falls, remember to plan. provide. train. https://t.co/xwyuSGM8t4 #roofersafety365 pic.twitter.com/5awJd3VVYY
— Roofers Union (@roofersunion) November 3, 2021
SAG-AFTRA:
Did you know that no matter how popular the song, performers don’t receive a single cent when it’s played on FM/AM radio? It’s #MusicFairness Awareness Month and performers are demanding #fairpay. Artists deserve compensation for their work—just like everyone else.
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) November 3, 2021
Seafarers:
Maritime must be safe for women: ITF calls for industry to work with seafarers as assault case reverberates https://t.co/eZksPHxCGy #1u #maritime
— Seafarers Union (@SeafarersUnion) November 4, 2021
Solidarity Center:
35,000 Bangladeshis die at work every year, 8 million are injured. Sexual violence is rife, millions of workplaces are barely monitored by govt labor inspectors & ppl are trapped in jobs with poverty wages. Workers want #ABetterBangladesh! @ituc https://t.co/yceUxPI3K2
— Solidarity Center (@SolidarityCntr) November 4, 2021
The NewsGuild-CWA:
All kinds of media workers are joining the union family! Solidarity! https://t.co/fN93dGYllq
— NewsGuild-CWA (@newsguild) November 3, 2021
Theatrical Stage Employees:
Local 16 is working hard to get the stage ready for My Fair Lady at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre! pic.twitter.com/ihMxJvPpJe
— IATSE // #IASolidarity (@IATSE) November 3, 2021
Transport Workers Union:
No LUV from @SouthwestAir when they shame and undermine @twu556 FAs when they need to care for loved ones. https://t.co/RMSQvRGnmv
— TWU (@transportworker) November 4, 2021
Transportation Trades Department:
The American people simply cannot afford for Congress to wait another day to enact the #BuildBackBetter agenda. The president and many members of Congress campaigned and won on the promise of repairing and modernizing infrastructure. Now is the time for them to deliver.
— Transp. Trades Dept. (@TTDAFLCIO) November 4, 2021
UAW:
No LUV from @SouthwestAir when they shame and undermine @twu556 FAs when they need to care for loved ones. https://t.co/RMSQvRGnmv
— TWU (@transportworker) November 4, 2021
Union Veterans Council:
Let us introduce to you a @steelworkers Hero!
We believe that her, along with her coworkers at @aboutKP who serve their community are worth a #FairContractNow #1u https://t.co/buFAnhv4Bx
— Union Veterans Council🪖✊ Pass the #PROAct (@unionveterans) November 2, 2021
UNITE HERE:
We are in NYC today in solidarity with @MineWorkers on strike since April! They are taking on the big corporate villain of private equity. But UNITE HERE hospitality workers stand with them in this fight—it’s our fight, too. One day longer, one day stronger! pic.twitter.com/sCMXU2cBoh
— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) November 4, 2021
United Food and Commercial Workers:
ICYMI: UFCW Local 2 President Martin Rosas testified before @COVIDOversight on the pandemic’s impact on America’s meatpacking workers.
Watch full hearing here: https://t.co/nPR1oUlOIG pic.twitter.com/ydi6bRm6X8
— UFCW (@UFCW) November 4, 2021
United Steelworkers:
. @SanfordBishop– INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE – We need reliable roads, bridges & railways to receive our raw materials & get our finished products to those we supply across the US! #BIFDeal #USWMade #WeSupplyAmerica pic.twitter.com/38bHwZs8L5
— United Steelworkers (@steelworkers) November 4, 2021
Utility Workers:
. @SanfordBishop– INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE – We need reliable roads, bridges & railways to receive our raw materials & get our finished products to those we supply across the US! #BIFDeal #USWMade #WeSupplyAmerica pic.twitter.com/38bHwZs8L5
— United Steelworkers (@steelworkers) November 4, 2021
Writers Guild of America, East:
More than a decade before @OnWritingWGAE found its home online, it had a life as a print publication.
Today, we’re thrilled to announce OnWriting: The Print Archive: 13 digitized editions, available online, with more to come in the spring.
Start reading: https://t.co/72ebbiqNq2 pic.twitter.com/J3CLAY7rP9
— Writers Guild of America, East / #PROAct (@WGAEast) November 4, 2021
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